Jul 20, 2012

The Muppet Christmas Carol Coming to Blu-ray!

Last night our friends at StitchKingdom.com revealed that Disney is planning to release the classic The Muppet Christmas Carol on Blu-ray on November 6th of this year! This is the first time Disney has released a classic Muppet film on Blu-ray, and the slate of new bonus features announced for the release do not disappoint. They include...

Disney Intermission: Press "Pause" and see what happens when the
Muppets show up at your door to sing you Christmas Carols–Muppet
Style!

Pepe's Profiles Presents: Gonzo, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo

The first three features, Disney Intermission, Muppet Audio Commentary, and Muppet Holiday Sing-Along, are all brand new and exclusive to the Blu-ray release--and sound awesome. New audio commentary from the Muppets? Spectacular! I'm also a big fan of the Disney Intermission feature, as seen on The Muppets Blu-ray release, and I can't wait to see how they play with that with a Christmas theme.

The fact that Disney is releasing The Muppet Christmas Carol in time for this Christmas (not-so-coincidentally the film's 20th anniversary) can only be a good thing, and probably means that Blu-ray releases (with updated bonus features) for the other Disney-owned Muppet movies (The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, Muppet Treasure Island) can't be far behind!

The Blu-ray cover art shown at the top is the highest quality currently available. When a better version is released, we will absolutely share it here!

I wouldn't say no to a version of the movie that did not include "When Love Is Gone." Wasn't the song originally cut from the movie for the theaters but put back in on VHS? I only have the VHS version, so I have heard the song too many times.

I bet it's got to be uncut, restored and remastered, November 6th will be out pretty soon and I thought December 11th is really the time for the 20th anniversary of 1992's cult favourite The Muppet Christmas Carol, folks!